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Student Staff

Thank you for your interest in the Office of Residential Life & Housing Services' Student Staff selection process. We are excited that you are considering submitting an application! This site is frequently updated, so please bookmark this page and check back. Here is where you will find all the information necessary to be informed about the positions we offer and, if you choose to apply, to create and submit your application.

If, after reading the information on these pages, you have further questions about the positions we offer or the processes by which we select staff, feel welcome to contact us.

Summer Positions

Summer Position Timeline:

March 23, 2015 - March 29, 2015: Internal (staff currently working with us) candidate application period

March 30, 2015 - April 3, 2015: Internal (staff currently working with us) candidates interviewed

April 5, 2015: Deadline for external candidates to apply

April 8, 2015 - April 16, 2015: External candidates interviewed

April 20, 2015: Offers made

April 23, 2015: Candidate responses due

May 18, 2015: Position begins

Applying for an Academic Year RA position:

The applications deadline for 2015-2016 RA positions has passed. Below is the timeline for those who are currently in our process. The application for 2016-2017 RA positions will go live September 15, 2015.

For students who are in Global Liberal Studies and will be abroad for the entirety of the 2015-2016 academic year but wish to be considered for a 2016-2017 RA position you may go through RALI in the spring. Please select the "GLS" section when prompted.

Graduate Student Positions

So, you are considering the possibility of becoming a Graduate Resident Assistant (RA) or Residential Life Assistant (RLA)?

Graduate Resident Assistant positions are very limited. We have these positions in our Residential Colleges and graduate housing. Applicants for Graduate Resident Assistant positions must go through Spring RALI. RLA positions are very limited as well. We have RLA positions which work in the Residential Life & Housing Services Central Office and work directly with senior members of the department in specific content areas. We also offer RLA positions which work in hall with a Building Leadership Team and help to oversee the operation of the residence hall.

Eligibility:

Graduate Resident Assistant

Please note only currently matriculating NYU students are eligible for Graduate Resident Assistant positions. Incoming graduate students may not apply for a position until they've completed a semester at NYU.

Residential Life Assistants

We first recruit candidates from the Steinhardt Higher Education Masters program. Should we not be able to fill all RLA openings with students enrolled in the program we then open the process to currently matriculating graduate students from other programs. If you are interested in being considered for an RLA position please forward your resume and cover letter to reslife.ra@nyu.edu. Resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we will contact applicants if they are being considered.

FAQs

For New York positions you must be classified by your school and your academic program as a junior, senior or graduate student for the academic year in which you are applying to be an RA. Shanghai and London applicants must be classified as sophomore, junior or senior for the academic year in which you are applying to be an RA. Your cumulative GPA must be 3.0 or above and you must be in good university standing. We only hire RAs for full academic cycles at NYU New York so all candidates should plan to serve the full academic year.

We require that all fields have a response in order to submit the application; if there's a specific field that you're not able to complete at the moment, just enter a place holder (i.e., "respond later" or "XXXX") and you can update it at a later time. You will have the opportunity to update certain aspects of your application at different points throughout the RALI process. You will be able to edit your responses to questions (as well as your RALI section preferences) up until the point that you are assigned to a specific RALI meeting section. The basic demographic information can be updated at any point in the process.

While having lived on campus might give candidates a better perspective on the RA role and responsibilities, we do not require past housing experience. We welcome application from students who are currently commuting to NYU.

It's not formally necessary at this point in the process for us to know this information. If this is something you'd like to informally talk over with your RALI facilitator or your current RHD/RHAD, you are welcome to do so. If you are ultimately offered an RA position, we will ask for this information to assist us in placing you in your staff assignment.

Assignment of candidates to RALI sections will be made one to two weeks before your RALI session. You will receive an e-mail notification after assignments are made listing your RALI section assignment.

You should list references who can write about your work ethic, your ability to work independently and on a team and about your aptitude to fulfill other aspects of the RA role. Examples of references may include a former or current professor, supervisor, coach, civic or religious leader, RA, etc. NYU RHD/RHADs are not eligible to serve as references in the RA selection process. As in all employment situations, it is not advisable to list personal friends or relatives as references; as well, it is proper form to ask a potential reference's permission before submitting their name as a reference. All references must have a valid email address.